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On-demand freight marketplace with analytics
$30 - $35/hr
Illinois, USA
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DAT Freight & Analytics operates the DAT Network, North America’s largest on-demand freight marketplace, connecting shippers, carriers, and brokers. Its subscription-based platform includes a large load board and analytics tools, with DAT iQ delivering market intelligence to optimize freight planning. The company differentiates itself by its scale, long history since 1978, and emphasis on data-driven optimization and automation. Its goal is to make freight matching more reliable and efficient by improving visibility, reducing uncertainty, and speeding up transportation.
Company Size
501-1,000
Company Stage
Acquired
Total Funding
N/A
Headquarters
Beaverton, Oregon
Founded
1978
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DAT introduces Load Recommendations to help carriers find freight faster in DAT One. Home > business - equipment & tech - truck driving job news > DAT introduces Load Recommendations to help carriers find freight faster in DAT One. Reading Time: < 1 minute PORTLAND, Ore. - DAT Freight & Analytics is announcing Load Recommendations, a new feature in the DAT One mobile app that displays a curated set of loads most likely to fit a carrier's truck, lanes, and operating preferences. "Finding the right load takes time, and for carriers, that time is unpaid," said Bill Driegert, executive vice president at DAT. "Load Recommendations now brings their most desirable loads to them quickly, so carriers can spend less time hunting and more time hauling." Instead of scrolling through every available load and filtering manually, carriers open the app and see their top opportunities the moment they sign in, with no setup required. How it works. Load Recommendations draws on several factors, including the carrier's equipment types, the lanes they typically run, and how they search for freight and engage with the DAT One marketplace. Then the app prioritizes loads that fit the carrier's operating pattern and automatically brings them forward. Recommendations refresh regularly and become more tailored as the carrier uses the app. Built for the mobile-first trucker. "For carriers who run their business from the cab, Load Recommendations delivers a tighter, more relevant set of loads to review at the start of each session; less time spent filtering, comparing and calling on covered freight; and better-aligned routing as the system learns their preferences over time," DAT said. Get started faster. "Load Recommendations is intended as a faster starting point, not a replacement for the carrier's own judgment about which loads to call on," DAT said. "Carriers retain full access to traditional search on DAT One whenever they want to look beyond the recommendations." Availability. Dana Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has been featured in multiple newspapers, books and magazines across the globe. She is currently based in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.
Truck tech suppliers connect capacity, relationship management. Visibility into individual shipments is important but not enough; shippers and carriers need better visibility into broader networks as capacity tightens. Photo credit: Miguel Perfectti / Shutterstock.com. Surface Trucking News Logistics Technology News Truckload With truckload capacity tightening and spot and contract rates rising, technology firms are racing to make finding, managing and paying for that capacity easier. The key may be building connections with more visibility into freight and capacity, and more trust. DAT Freight & Analytics last week introduced new features to its Convoy freight-matching platform to help carriers identify backhaul opportunities. Convoy's "reloads" feature has been expanded to give truckers visibility into backhauls earlier when booking freight. "Carriers want to keep moving, and every load matters," Bill Driegert, executive vice president for the Convoy platform, said in a statement. "Fuel costs... The page is only available to subscribers and 30-day free trial users. Please log in below to view the rest of this page. If you do not have an active account, please subscribe or begin a free trial today.
Roadcheck Week, Supreme Court ruling tighten US freight capacity. Ken Adamo of EASE Logistics says rising enforcement, legal risk and seasonal pressures may push trucking rates higher heading into summer. · Tuesday, May 19, 2026 The domestic freight market is showing renewed signs of tightening as trucking companies navigate rising enforcement activity, volatile diesel prices, broker liability concerns and the start of the summer shipping season. Ken Adamo, who recently joined EASE Logistics as chief strategy officer, said Roadcheck Week enforcement activity last week pushed spot rates higher and heightened shipper concerns about securing capacity. "We saw enforcement levels tick up considerably," Adamo said during an interview with FreightWaves. "As a market that's already sort of short on capacity in the near term, it definitely pushed rates upwards. We felt that pressure here at EASE, for sure, in our buy rates and shipper nervousness for capacity." Ohio-based EASE Logistics is a multi-operational supply chain and transportation solutions provider. Prior to joining EASE Logistics, Adamo served in leadership roles at DAT Freight & Analytics and FedEx. The Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance's annual International Roadcheck inspection blitz often sidelines trucks temporarily as carriers seek to avoid inspection delays or potential out-of-service violations. Adamo said even compliant carriers sometimes choose to pause operations during enforcement week to avoid disruptions. The tighter conditions come as freight demand enters the pre-Memorial Day shipping surge and as trucking markets continue reacting to a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling involving broker liability. Supreme Court ruling could reshape brokerage sector. Adamo said the ruling is expected to increase pressure on freight brokers to strengthen carrier vetting and compliance procedures, particularly around safety and insurance standards. "I think for sure it's inflationary for rates," Adamo said. "I think there's a lot of brokers chatting with their insurance carriers this week and putting a plan in place." Adamo said brokers are increasingly competing for carriers with longer operating histories and stronger safety records, which is widening pricing differences across the carrier market. "You tend to see stratification within the carrier population," Adamo said. "These longer age-of-authority, higher-quality carriers were more expensive to begin with, and now they're just becoming even more expensive." He added that the ruling could eventually lead to more consolidation across the brokerage industry, particularly among smaller operators unable to absorb rising legal and insurance risks. Fuel prices, storms remain key freight market risks. Adamo said elevated diesel prices continue to pressure trucking operations and are causing some freight to shift toward intermodal rail, although service requirements are limiting broader modal conversions. "Anytime there's a fuel spike, you tend to see more intermodal," Adamo said. "There's still a pressure to keep delivery timelines, which becomes trickier when you mode shift over to intermodal." Looking ahead, Adamo said weather-related disruptions, including a potentially active hurricane season along the Gulf Coast, could further tighten trucking capacity later this year. "If we get a couple of tropical storms this summer that whack mainland U.S., I think it could keep things hairy for the rest of the year," Adamo said. He said many shippers entered 2026 expecting mid-single-digit contract rate increases but are now budgeting for increases in the low double digits amid tightening capacity and rising operational risk. Upcoming FreightWaves Events Fraud & Security Freight Fraud Symposium Double brokering. AI deepfakes. Identity theft. Freight fraud is an existential threat to the industry. Get ahead of it. May 20, 2026 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame - Cleveland, OH AI & Technology Supply Chain AI Symposium Past the hype. Join operators, founders, and enterprise leaders figuring out how to deploy AI in supply chain. July 15, 2026 The Old Post Office - Chicago, IL Rail & Policy Future of Rail Symposium Reshoring is rewriting freight demand. Join shippers, rail executives, and government officials to shape the next decade. July 28, 2026 The Signal at Chattanooga Choo Choo - Chattanooga, TN
DAT Freight & Analytics has fully integrated its Convoy Platform with AscendTMS, a cloud-based transportation management system for small and mid-sized freight brokers. The integration provides access to vetted carriers and enables instant freight transactions directly within the AscendTMS workflow. The platform automates load posting, bidding, booking, tracking, documentation and payment. Brokers pay only for completed loads matching their pricing specifications, with no upfront costs or monthly minimums. AscendTMS users can access the integration regardless of whether they are DAT customers. The system aims to reduce manual work whilst providing fraud protection technology. DAT operates North America's largest truckload freight marketplace and is a business unit of Roper Technologies. AscendTMS is used by over 67,000 companies across 30 countries.
DAT introduces iPhone widget to help owner-operators find loads faster. Home > equipment & tech - truck driving job news > DAT introduces iPhone widget to help owner-operators find loads faster. Reading Time: < 1 minute PORTLAND, Ore. - DAT Freight & Analytics is introducing the DAT One iOS widget for iPhone. "Owner-operators told us they want their best load matches readily visible, without having to open their phone," said Christian Greiner, general manager, carrier segment, DAT. "The DAT One iOS widget helps them find their next load at a glance." The widget displays load matches directly on the home screen to help carriers capitalize on real-time rate trends without opening the DAT One app. The DAT One iOS widget refreshes automatically and shows the top three loads with the highest rate per mile based on the most recent search in the DAT One app, providing a competitive edge in a fast-moving freight market. Key features. * Live load matches on the home screen: See top-paying results and call brokers directly, without navigating screens. * Relevant results: Uses saved search preferences (radius, equipment type location) to show only top-matching loads, refreshed every five minutes. * One-tap broker contact: Call or email the broker from the widget with a single tap. To add the DAT One iOS widget, press and hold the iPhone home screen, tap Edit, then Add Widget. Search for DAT One, choose the widget, and drag it onto the home screen. Discover more Electronic Logging Devices ELDs Trucking business resources Dana Guthrie is an award-winning journalist who has been featured in multiple newspapers, books and magazines across the globe. She is currently based in the Atlanta, Georgia, area.